10 / TRANSFER PURPLE PREP
Living
MOVE-IN DAY
All students will check in, receive their room keys, and begin moving into their residences at specified times between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on September 11. It is not an option to move in earlier. (Only international students and others in mandatory programs are permitted to do so.) Students arriving on campus directly from the airport—without a car to unload, with hand luggage only— may move in anytime after 8 a.m. Move-in permit Because parking near student email message. Once you have iden-
Note that some students change
tified and successfully “synced”
their plans and decide not to enter
with a roommate, the roommate’s
Northwestern, resulting in partially
name is automatically uploaded to
assigned rooms. Should your room be
your housing contract. You’ll need
affected, you’ll be notified by email
to devise and specify a roommate
that you have been assigned a new
pull-in passcode at https://rms
roommate, which may entail relocat-
.resservices.northwestern.edu to
ing to a different room or residence.
enable Residential Services to expedite your room selection.
If you do not have a roommate in mind and would rather not use RoomSync, Residential Services will randomly match you with a roommate based on the room and roommate preferences you provide on the housing contract. Room selection From June 29 through July 17, students self-select their rooms according to priority numbers assigned by Residential Services. Please keep in mind that when assigning these numbers, Residential Services gives preference to students who indicate their confirmed roommate on their housing contract. Early or Regular Decision status is not a factor in housing decisions.
For more information on the housing application and selection process, go to northwestern.edu /living/housing-assignments /contract-now/new-students. If you have any questions, please contact Residential Services at 847467-4663 or freshman-housing @northwestern.edu. IN-ROOM LANDLINE OPTION
In-room landline telephone service is available by special request only. Refer to the Student Telephone Quick Reference Guide at it.northwestern .edu/rts/teleqr.html for answers to questions about service features and costs. For more information or to sign up for service by the September 1 deadline for fall quarter, email housing@northwestern.edu.
residences is extremely limited, the University issues time-specific unloading/move-in permits for use on move-in day. You may check in and park/unload your car only at the time issued on your permit. A late-summer issue of the March to the Arch e-newsletter will include instructions for signing up for a move-in permit online, specifying your preferred unloading time, and printing out the permit. On movein day the printout must be displayed on the dashboard while your vehicle is parked, and you must move your car by the end of your unloading time. Longer-term parking will be available in designated lots on campus.